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transportabler 20kV Schaltwerk-Container | transportable 20 kV switchgear container — original title
Your path to submission
- Deadline for requests to participate: 2 November at 12:00 — 1 day left. Two-stage procedure: by this deadline you submit a request to participate (proof of eligibility). Only shortlisted firms are then invited to submit a tender.
- The submission point is stated in the notice (link on this page).
- Offer and evidence in: German.
- Collect your evidence — use the eligibility analysis on this page: it lists the requirements and, for known certificates, how to get them.
What the buyer is looking for
| Erection of a container, incl. all ancillary and internal installations, as well as the connection and testing of the owner-supplied equipment · Lot 1 serves as a basic supply for upcoming needs. The lot is awarded to the best bidder of the lot according to the evaluation matrix. · Lot 2 serves as a further basic cover for upcoming needs and as a technical alternative. Lot 2 will be awarded to the best bidder of the lot in accordance with the evaluation matrix, unless he has been awarded Lot 1. In this case, the second best bidder will be awarded the lot. · Lot 3 serves to secure short-term projects and needs and as a technical alternative. Lot 3 will be awarded to the best bidder of the lot according to the evaluation matrix, which has NOT been awarded any contract for Lot 1 or Lot 2.
Contract
Type of service
Clement What the numbers say about this buyer
- In this sector the buyer awards roughly every 4 months (20 awards, most recently August 2025) — by that rhythm the next award was due around January 2026. The last award went to E.W. NEU GmbH.n = 20
- The median procedure drew 5 bids (843 procedures with a bid count); 12% ended with a single bidder. Sector: median 2 bids.n = 843
- 45% of this buyer's awards went to companies that had already won here before (882 awards since 2018, spread over 483 companies). 55% went to new names.n = 882 awards since 2018
- From notice to award takes a median 199 days here (168 procedures). Sector: 75 days.n = 168
- 54% of the bids received came from small and medium-sized enterprises (343 procedures with a bid mix). Sector: 69%.n = 343
From this buyer's documented awards; comparison values from the same sector and country. Not a forecast, not legal advice. As of 01/11/2026.
Selection criteria — in the procurement documents
The buyer states in the notice that the selection criteria are in the procurement documents (link on this page), not in the EU form. The document analysis below extracts them from there — bid and evidence in German.
Eligibility analysis from the tender documents
Tender documents — direct download
Who has won at this buyer so far
Across all contract types of this buyer — not just this sector. A city buys software and fire engines through the same purchasing office.
| Company | Awards | Period |
|---|---|---|
| PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsgesellschaft GmbH | 14 | 2025–2026 |
| Siemens AG | 13 | 2011–2025 |
| ABB AG · Mannheim | 11 | 2011–2026 |
| Deloitte Consulting GmbH | 11 | 2023–2026 |
| BridgingIT GmbH · Mannheim | 10 | 2024–2026 |
How often this buyer tenders this kind of work
Tactics
When this buyer has awarded in this sector, usually 9 or more bids came in. Many compete here — price and references decide. (Based on 33 completed awards — not a statement about this procedure.)
This procedure allows 32 days between publication and deadline — typical in this country is 32 (median of 20,496 procedures). A normal window for this market.
The deadline falls on a Monday — your last full working day is the Friday before. Have evidence and guarantees together by Thursday.
Foreign bidders
In Germany · Construction materials, 69 contracts went to foreign companies over the last 3 years (of 6,079 recorded awards) — mostly from Italy, Spain, France.
Submission language: German.
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